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Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

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In-a-Nutshell - Nut Culture
Dried Plum News - Prune Culture
Olive Notes - Olive Culture

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May 2025Archived

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Pest Notes
- Olive Knot
- Black Scale
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
  Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF
- Almonds
  Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF
- Almonds
  Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF
- Olive Oil
  Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF
- Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
- Pistachios
  Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Walnuts
  Late Leafing - Lateral Bearing. San Joaquin Valley North. 2017. PDF
- Walnuts
  Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley North. 2007 PDF

Santa Cruz County: Event

Preserving Citrus II: Canning Curd- Jelly- and Marmalade

Feb 9, 2025

Too many lemons, limes or mandarins? Learn how to make sweet spreads from citrus. Recipes include traditional marmalade and lemon curd, spiced orange jelly, and lemon thyme jelly. Techniques include boiling water and atmospheric steam canning for shelf stable products.

Santa Cruz County

UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Wiggly Worms & Wonder: Kids' Composting Adventure/Ventura

Apr 17, 2025

Turn kitchen scraps into garden gold! In this class, young environmentalists will discover the fascinating world of composting while learning how nature recycles. Children will explore the science of decomposition.

UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Grow it Now - Spring Vegetables

Feb 9, 2025

Ready to dig in the dirt again? Now is the time to grow warm season vegetables to feed your family over the summer months. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will give you the information you need to choose your crops so that you can follow the #1 rule: grow what your family likes to eat.

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Success with Seeds

Feb 8, 2025

Propagation of plants can be a gardeners super power. But it can also mean lots of struggles. Come and learn ways that you too can be successful when it comes to starting seeds. Learn how to read a seed packet to optimize your harvest.

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Gardening for Butterflies - Zoom

Feb 7, 2025

Butterflies add magic and beauty to landscapes and thrive in healthy gardens. Learn from OC Master Gardeners about butterfly species, plants that serve as caterpillar hosts and provide nectar for butterflies, and gardening practices that will make butterflies a magical part of your garden.

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Gardening for Butterflies

Feb 6, 2025

Butterflies add magic and beauty to landscapes and thrive in healthy gardens. Learn from OC Master Gardeners about butterfly species, plants that serve as caterpillar hosts and provide nectar for butterflies, and gardening practices that will make butterflies a magical part of your garden.

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Monarch Nature Trail Volunteer Day

Feb 1, 2025

Join us on the first Saturday of each month for a morning of outdoor fun at the Monarch Nature Trail in Huntington Beach! Learn about Orange County's butterfly population as well as the native plants they depend on for survival.

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Black History Parade and Unity Festival

Feb 1, 2025

2025 marks 45 years that the Orange County Black History Parade and Unity Festival has celebrated the history and culture of the OC African American community.

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Promise Me A Rose Garden

Jan 25, 2025

Roses bring beauty, fragrance, and romance into our lives. Whether you are new to roses or experienced, Master Gardeners of Orange County will inform and inspire you about the selection, planting, pruning, care and feeding of roses.

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County

UC Master Food Preserver: Event

Preserving Citrus II: Sweet Citrus Spreads

Feb 9, 2025

Too many lemons, limes or mandarins? Learn how to make sweet spreads from citrus. Recipes include traditional marmalade and lemon curd, spiced orange jelly, and lemon thyme jelly. Techniques include boiling water and atmospheric steam canning for shelf stable products.

UC Master Food Preserver